National Health Reform

Concept of Operations: Relating to the introduction of a Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record System

6.6.2 Conformant Repositories

Purpose

In addition to the National Repositories Service, the PCEHR System will have the capability to connect to other conformant repositories operated by a conformant repository provider.
Examples of conformant repositories may include:

• Department of Human Services operated repositories holding Medicare history, PBS history, organ donor information and childhood immunisation information.
• Pathology service repositories holding Pathology Result Reports.
• Regional or State/Territory operated repositories.
  
  

Functionality

Functionality will be consistent with the level of conformance of the repository.

Additional requirements

Repository operators will have an obligation to ensure that information within a repository is available via other means (e.g. by placing it in escrow) if the repository is to be shut down.

Standards and related specifications

The conformant repository will support the relevant standards and related specifications required consistent with the level of conformance.